"But their eyes were kept recognizing Him." - Luke 24:16
The disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard His Voice so often, and gazed upon that Marred Face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover Him. Yet is it not so with you also? You have not seen Jesus lately. You have been to His Table, and you have not met Him there.
We should know Jesus, for we have the Scriptures to reflect His Image, and yet how possible it is for us to open that Precious Book and have no glimpse of the Wellbeloved! Dear child of God, are you in that state? Jesus feedeth among the lilies of the word, and you walk among those lilies, and yet you behold Him not.
And why do we not see Him? It must be ascribed in our case, as in the disciples', to UNBELIEF . They evidently did not expect to see Jesus, and therefore they did not know Him.
To a great extent in spiritual things we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith alone can bring us to see Jesus. Make it your prayer, "Lord, open thou mine eyes, that I may see my Saviour present with me. " It is a blessed thing to want to see Him; but oh! it is better far to gaze upon Him. To those who seek Him He is Kind; but to those who find Him, beyond expression is He Dear! ~Spurgeon
My Dearest,
You are indeed a Sight for my sore eyes. You are my Beautiful and Beloved Saviour. Thank You for Your Love that will not let me go. Thank you for Your Joy that seeketh me through the pain.
~ always Yours
Spurgeon: purfumed arrows
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